Open-plan layouts, functional and adaptable furniture and minimalist designs are some of the trademarks of modernist interiors. For our latest lookbook, we've collected 10 living rooms that evoke the style.
Modernism emerged as an architectural movement in the 1930s and has influenced the pared-back appearance of many interior design projects ever since.
Among the renowned designers and architects who pioneered the style are Charles and Ray Eames, Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, all of whom created designs and buildings that have become hallmarks of the trend.
For this lookbook we've taken a closer look at modernist-informed living rooms, which often feature low-slung furniture in spacious and flexible layouts, sometimes framed by large windows. This is the latest roundup in our Dezeen Lookbooks series providing visual inspiration for the home. Previous lookbooks feature kitchen extensions, homes with indoor trees and purple interiors informed by Pantone's 2022 colour of the year.

Top: photo is by Joana France. Above: photo is by Anton Gorlenko
Barbican flat, UK, by Takero Shimazaki Architects
London office Takero Shimazaki Architects renovated this apartment within the Barbican Estate, which is known for its brutalist architecture ? a style that emerged in the UK in the 1950s.
Located within Shakespeare Tower, the flat intends to fuse its original design elements with Japanese aesthetics, including tatami mats on the floor that contrast with surrounding concrete wall...